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News / Re: Kansas City's New Deputy Air Traffic Manager
« on: November 14, 2021, 10:16:09 AM »
Congrats Chris! Well deserved.
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Others you may see online:I see CXA "Canadian Express" and PAY "Pacific" quite a lot. Those are pretty popular virtual airlines.
MET "Metro"
Anyone else remember any?
VRD is a real code. Redwood is a real callsign. C172 is a real aircraft. By what authority does a controller get to decide that the combination of those three is "unrealistic"? Do you have access to all the Virgin records to prove that they never-ever owned or flew a C172? You don't think its possible that ol' Richard charged a C172 to the company account and took it for a spin one day?Gonna refer to my earlier reply on the "realism" for this one lol...
Consider for a moment if I had been flying a C172 VFR with a callsign for an airline that closed 10 years ago. Would that have triggered you to shoot off a PM as well? "That airline has been closed for 10 years, that's unrealistic, that's silly..."I deal with people who fly TWA B747s, Continental B737s, Northwest B757s, US Air A320s, or some other disbanded airline on historic routes all the time. I'm happy to handle them. My recommendation would be get off your high horse, take constructive criticism, and move on
If I want to fly aircraft or routes from 20 years ago are you going to say that its silly? If I'm flying a 747-300 are you going to swoop in and tell me "oh, no.. that airline only actually flies 747-200s"? I will tell you right now, letting me fly any commercial jet is completely unrealistic. Even counting all the sim time I don't have anywhere near the required hours!
Based on all the gradations of "realism" I don't think that any controller should be using their position to express their personal opinions about realism while in the sim. If you express an opinion about realism in the forums I can choose not to listen. When a controller PM me in the sim I don't have any choice, I'm forced to listen. And if they use that position to push their own personal views on realism that aren't supported by any policy then they are over-stepping.There is absolutely no harm in a controller attempting to politely educate based on a perceived knowledge gap. The pilot has the equal right to respond saying they respectfully decline the assistance or suggestion. I take pride in helping newer pilots on the network learn their way around the aviation industry and the VATSIM network because I was there once! I remember being unsure which airline to fly and where and what controllers to contact. Previous controllers helped me along and VATSIM helped me become a better pilot in my earlier stages. Now I try to do the same. Pilots usually receive the constructive criticism in a positive way.